King Zhou's Cruelty Severed the Shang Lineage, Yet the Fox Heart Still Turned to Mount Mei

E Lai led armored soldiers and shoved three heavily pregnant women beneath the steps of a side palace.

The three women trembled all over, tears streaming down their faces as they desperately begged for their lives and the lives of their unborn children. Yet King Zhou and Daji remained utterly unmoved.

Daji raised her eyes and carefully examined the three women, pointing at them one by one with her slender hand.

"This woman carries a boy, facing her left side."

"The second also carries a boy, facing her right side."

"The last carries a girl, with her back facing outward."

Hearing this, a flash of madness passed through King Zhou's eyes. After ordering a eunuch to record everything Daji had said,

he harshly commanded the guards at his sides, "Cut them open with your blades and verify whether it is true!"

Blades rose and fell, and three shrill screams tore through the wind and snow. One corpse, two lives—blood flooded the snow before the steps.

The guards stepped forward to inspect them. The positions and sexes of the fetuses were exactly as Daji had described.

King Zhou clapped his hands and burst into laughter, his expression growing ever more unhinged. "My beloved consort, you truly are divine! Diviners and shamans cannot compare to you in the slightest! I am convinced!"

"You predicted that the rebellious Zhou would surely be defeated. It seems that prophecy will certainly come true as well."

The eunuchs and guards around them witnessed such a horrific sight, and every one of them was terrified. They lowered their heads, not daring to look up. Though grief filled their hearts, not one dared speak a word of remonstrance.

Yet this utterly inhuman act drew Wenzhong, already listed on the Investiture Platform, directly down above the side palace.

"Shameless